Sweeet!!!! This Cold Stone Creamery location just opened recently at Clifton Park Center, sharing the same space with Wetzel's Pretzels, separate counters.
The Cold Stone Creamery near my home closed many years ago, so I have to drive at least 30+ miles to the nearest location. My former company used order ice cream cakes from Cold Stone Creamery to celebrate employee birthdays. There are plenty of DQs around my area for ice cream cakes, but it's just not the same.
Oh yes, I love the Cold Stone concept of taking fat-laden rich and creamy ice cream and making it interesting with many custom choices of mix-ins (crushed candy bars, nuts, fruits, graham cracker crust, cookies, brownies, sprinkles, fudge, caramel and more). There are also more than 24 Cold Stone Creations to choose from including Apple Pie a la Cold Stone, Banana Caramel Crunch, Berry Berry Berry Good, Birthday Cake Remix, Cake Batter Batter Batter, Cheesecake Fantasy, Chocolate Devotion, Coffee Lovers Only, Cookie Doughn't You Want Some, Cookie Minster, Cookies Make Everything Batter, Dough for It, Dough-lightful Peanut Butter, Founder's Favorite, Mint Mint Chocolate Chip, Mud Pie Mojo, One Smart Brookie, Oreo Overload, Our Strawberry Blonde, Peanut Butter Cup Perfection, Reese's Peanut Butter Awesome Sauce, Somewhere Over the Rain-dough, Surrender to Strawberry.
FAVORITES: Founder's Favorite (sweet cream ice cream, pecans, brownie bites, fudge, caramel) and Birthday Cake Remix (cake batter ice cream, rainbow sprinkles, brownie, & fudge). Three sizes to choose from are Like It (small), Love It (medium-good enough for me), and Gotta Have It (large- WOW). The ice cream is on the pricier side, but worth it for the quality.
You order your creation at the ice cream cooler and the staff will scoop and press the thick doughy ice cream onto a cold stone and mash the mix-ins into the ice cream. You will be asked if you'd like it served in a fresh homemade waffle cone or bowl (for an additional charge) or a normal cup.
I stopped by the Clifton Park Cold Stone Creamery recently. I ordered the Coffee Lovers Only (Love It Size $9.99 plus tax). This creation was prepared with coffee ice cream and mashed in with roasted almonds, Heath Bar pieces, caramel on the cold stone and scooped into a cup, over the top.
The space currently has only two tables (6 seats) opposite the Cold Stone and Wetzel's counters. More inside table seating is definitely needed. Since it was a sunny day outside, I decided to enjoy the Coffee Lovers Only sweet treat with a large black coffee at my vehicle.
I also dipped some of the Jalaroni hot & soft pretzel, which I purchased at the adjacent Wetzel's Pretzels for a savory & sweet/hot & cold snack.
Cold Stone Creamery is definitely a very nice treat on those warm days & nights and for special occasions. read more